402 Early Writing and Alphabets in the West

All of my boards labeled 400 are designed for ART 104: The History of Graphic Design. I've also included lots of general design ideas and images so they may be…

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Comparison of Old English and modern English, with the introduction of Beowulf. The full site is an encyclopedia of languages with information on history of languages, etc. Alphabet Symbols, Norse Symbols, Symbols And Meanings, Ancient Symbols, Ancient Aliens, Anglo Saxon Runes, Anglo Saxon History, Viking Runes

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"MS in Norwegian on walrus bone or reindeer horn, Norway, ca. 15th c., 6 ff., 3x14 cm, single column, (2x14 cm), 1 line in runes of the younger futhark, 93 feastday symbols in a rather early primitive stage, including the 2 St. Olav axes. Binding: Norway, ca. 15th c., walrus bone or reindeer horn covers, fastened with 2 leather straps through holes.

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The Greek alphabet, the script of English today, is based on the Kemetic alphabet of Ancient Egypt/Kemet and the Upper Nile Valley of Ancient Africa. Ancient Egyptians called their words MDW NTR, or ‘Metu Neter,” which means divine speech. The Greeks called it, ‘hieroglyphics"- a Greek word. The etymology of hieroglyphics is sacred (hieros) carvings (glyph). Ancient Alphabets, Ancient Hebrew, Greek Alphabet, Aramaic Alphabet

The Greek alphabet, the script of English today, is based on the Kemetic alphabet of Ancient Egypt/Kemet and the Upper Nile Valley of Ancient Africa. Ancient Egyptians called their words MDW NTR, or ‘Metu Neter,” which means divine speech. The Greeks called it, ‘hieroglyphics"- a Greek word. The etymology of hieroglyphics is sacred (hieros) carvings (glyph).

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402 Early Writing and Alphabets in the West

GREEK WOODEN TABLET with uncials. 326 C.E. Greek wooden tablet with uncials, 326 ce. The rounded uncials allowed an A to be made with two strokes instead of three, and an E to be made with three strokes instead of four. Roman Letters, Bindings, My Images, Art History, Ancient, Graphic Design, Scripts, Manuscript

GREEK WOODEN TABLET with uncials. 326 C.E. Greek wooden tablet with uncials, 326 ce. The rounded uncials allowed an A to be made with two strokes instead of three, and an E to be made with three strokes instead of four.

VIDEO (7:20): History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 4/16) The origin of pictographic & ideographic writing systems are imagined in the first part of this story (proto-writing). The rebus principle is introduced, setting the stage for the development of an alphabet. Featuring some key artifacts from France, Spain, Egypt & Ancient Sumer: Cave Drawings, Narmer Palette, Hunters Palette, Cuneiform Accounting Tablets. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Ancient Origins, Ancient History, Altamira Cave, Arte Do Rock, Lascaux Cave, Paleolithic Art, Art Rupestre, Cave Drawings

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VIDEO (7:20): History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 4/16) The origin of pictographic & ideographic writing systems are imagined in the first part of this story (proto-writing). The rebus principle is introduced, setting the stage for the development of an alphabet. Featuring some key artifacts from France, Spain, Egypt & Ancient Sumer: Cave Drawings, Narmer Palette, Hunters Palette, Cuneiform Accounting Tablets. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

VIDEO (9:23): History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16) This video introduces the Hieroglyphic, Cuneiform, Hieratic, Demotic & Phoenician writing systems. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Simulation Hypothesis, Alphabet Video, Universe Videos, Writing Systems, Reading Resources, Hieroglyphics, Bilingual, Visual Communication, Movie Scenes

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VIDEO (9:23): History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16) This video introduces the Hieroglyphic, Cuneiform, Hieratic, Demotic & Phoenician writing systems. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

CAPITALIS RUSTICA was the everyday written form of Latin. Notice that there are no separations between words. It was quite compressed and thrifty because it required less parchment. Calligraphy Letters Alphabet, Calligraphy Handwriting, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, Lettering Styles

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CAPITALIS RUSTICA was the everyday written form of Latin. Notice that there are no separations between words. It was quite compressed and thrifty because it required less parchment.

CAPITALIS QUADRATA: Vergilius Augusteus, Georgica 141ff, written in capitalis quadrata and in scriptio continua.The square form continued to be preferred for formal documents. Classical Latin, Classical Antiquity, Cursive, Letter Case, Calligraphy Script, Continuum, The Washington Post

CAPITALIS QUADRATA: Vergilius Augusteus, Georgica 141ff, written in capitalis quadrata and in scriptio continua.The square form continued to be preferred for formal documents.

CAPITALIS MONUMENTALIS: Roman square capitals are an ancient Roman form of writing, and the basis for modern capital letters. The square design was due to the fact that curves are extremely hard to carve into stone. Arch Of Titus, Ancient Romans, Square Design, Capitals, It Cast, Lettering, Example

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CAPITALIS MONUMENTALIS: Roman square capitals are an ancient Roman form of writing, and the basis for modern capital letters. The square design was due to the fact that curves are extremely hard to carve into stone.

ROMAN: The Emperor Trajan’s inscription on the base of Trajan’s column. Rome, Italy. 114 CE. It was believed that the letters were first written with a brush, and then carved into the stone. This inscription, and others like it, was the basis for the classic forms of the 20 letters of the Latin alphabet. (shelbymacario, 2012) Roman Alphabet, Trajan Font, Trajan's Column, Latin Quotes, Typography Images, Hand Lettering Fonts, Letter Form

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ROMAN: The Emperor Trajan’s inscription on the base of Trajan’s column. Rome, Italy. 114 CE. It was believed that the letters were first written with a brush, and then carved into the stone. This inscription, and others like it, was the basis for the classic forms of the 20 letters of the Latin alphabet. (shelbymacario, 2012)

ETRUSCAN Vase in the shape of a cock, second half of 7th century b.c. Etruscan Terracotta H. 4 1/16 in. Metropolitan Museum: This small Bucchero vase has been variously interpreted as a toy, a small jug, and an inkstand. The 26 letters of the Etruscan alphabet are inscribed on the belly of the vessel, though the letter "S" appears twice. Instead of the usual right-to-left orientation of Etruscan writing, the alphabet here was inscribed left to right. Ancient Maps, Ancient Times, Small Rings, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Prehistoric, Archaeology

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ETRUSCAN Vase in the shape of a cock, second half of 7th century b.c. Etruscan Terracotta H. 4 1/16 in. Metropolitan Museum: This small Bucchero vase has been variously interpreted as a toy, a small jug, and an inkstand. The 26 letters of the Etruscan alphabet are inscribed on the belly of the vessel, though the letter "S" appears twice. Instead of the usual right-to-left orientation of Etruscan writing, the alphabet here was inscribed left to right.

Bronze ballots, 4th century B.C. D. Athnes, Agora Museum.. One ballot has a solid axle, the other a hollow axle. The ballot with the solid axle bears the letter epsilon, E, which might designate a jury section, or, more likely, a tribe. The ballot with the pierced axle is inscribed: "psephos demosia," public ballot. Most of the ballots uncovered in the Agora are of bronze, the majority are datable to the 4th century B.C.E. Voting Ballot, The American School, Small Letters, Ancient Civilizations, Jury, Ancient Greece, Athens, Artifacts, Greek

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Bronze ballots, 4th century B.C. D. Athnes, Agora Museum.. One ballot has a solid axle, the other a hollow axle. The ballot with the solid axle bears the letter epsilon, E, which might designate a jury section, or, more likely, a tribe. The ballot with the pierced axle is inscribed: "psephos demosia," public ballot. Most of the ballots uncovered in the Agora are of bronze, the majority are datable to the 4th century B.C.E.

GREEK Signature Seals, 5th century BCE. A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made. The original purpose was to authenticate a document.

GREEK VOTIVE STELE with four figures, 5th c. BCE. Note the central dot in the E, and the v-shape in the A. Evidence of innovation by the carver. Geometric Construction, Neolithic, Stele, Iron Age, Greeks, Carver, Symmetrical, Timeless Beauty

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GREEK VOTIVE STELE with four figures, 5th c. BCE. Note the central dot in the E, and the v-shape in the A. Evidence of innovation by the carver.

ARCHAIC GREEK Votive Wheel. Many votive wheels have been found as dedications in sanctuaries.

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NASHKI (Arabic): A Koran Manuscript, executed in a clear, firm hand in the style of chirography know as Naskhi. The paper was carefully hand-made, sized and polished. Not dated, it is probably Egyptian in origin, and of the 16th Century. The written language is Arabic, for no matter where a Koran is transcribed or printed, according the Muhammad law it must adhere to the language of the adored Prophet. Muhammad, 16th Century, Prophet, Egyptian, Ms, Firm

NASHKI (Arabic): A Koran Manuscript, executed in a clear, firm hand in the style of chirography know as Naskhi. The paper was carefully hand-made, sized and polished. Not dated, it is probably Egyptian in origin, and of the 16th Century. The written language is Arabic, for no matter where a Koran is transcribed or printed, according the Muhammad law it must adhere to the language of the adored Prophet.

KUFIC (Arabic) letter-forms are seldom used because they are time consuming and use a lot of space. Today they are reserved for special decorations or titles to formal documents and inscriptions. Arabic Calligraphy Design, Calligraphy Artwork, Caligraphy Art, Calligraphy Alphabet, Islamic Calligraphy, Typography, Sufi

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KUFIC (Arabic) letter-forms are seldom used because they are time consuming and use a lot of space. Today they are reserved for special decorations or titles to formal documents and inscriptions.

HEBREW writings in the most old African synagogue in Jarbah (Tunisia)

LORDS PRAYER IN ARAMAIC: Aramaic evolved into both Hebrew and Arabic letter forms.

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402 Early Writing and Alphabets in the West

ARAMAIC ALPHABET first used by tribes from Aram (now Syria), major early derivation from the North Semitic Script. Twenty-two letters for consonantal sounds was written from right to left. A weide pen held at a forty-five-degree angle often produce heavy horizontal and thin vertical strokes. Writing Scripts, Ancient Languages, Arabic Lessons, Montessori Elementary, Ancient Near East

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ARAMAIC ALPHABET first used by tribes from Aram (now Syria), major early derivation from the North Semitic Script. Twenty-two letters for consonantal sounds was written from right to left. A weide pen held at a forty-five-degree angle often produce heavy horizontal and thin vertical strokes.

402 Early Writing and Alphabets in the West

All of my boards labeled 400 are designed for ART 104: The History of Graphic Design. I've also included lots of general design ideas and images so they may be…

49 Pins

Collection by

Jean Thobaben

Similar ideas popular now

#viking on Tumblr

kalander

the fine artworks of derrick fludd

Petroglyphs

Old English / Anglo-Saxon

Comparison of Old English and modern English, with the introduction of Beowulf. The full site is an encyclopedia of languages with information on history of languages, etc.

Medieval

History Of Typography

Typography Love

Typography Letters

Graphic Design Typography

A History Of Typography

A History Of Typography Infographic

April Starr

402 Early Writing and Alphabets in the West

Information Theory part 1: Origins of Cuneiform & Hieroglyphics

Simulation Hypothesis

Information Theory part 2: History of the Alphabet

VIDEO (9:23): History of the Alphabet (Language of Coins: 3/16) This video introduces the Hieroglyphic, Cuneiform, Hieratic, Demotic & Phoenician writing systems. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Calligraphy Letters Alphabet

Calligraphy Handwriting

Medieval Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript

Lettering Styles

Capitalis rustica and Capitalis quadrata — Scripts — Palaeography — Research & education — Medieval Manuscripts in Dutch Collections — Koninklijke Bibliotheek

CAPITALIS RUSTICA was the everyday written form of Latin. Notice that there are no separations between words. It was quite compressed and thrifty because it required less parchment.

CAPITALIS QUADRATA: Vergilius Augusteus, Georgica 141ff, written in capitalis quadrata and in scriptio continua.The square form continued to be preferred for formal documents.

capitalis monumentalis

Chapter 2: The Alphabet

Ancient Maps

Ancient Times

Small Rings

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Prehistoric

Archaeology

Terracotta vase in the shape of a cockerel | Etruscan | Archaic | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Voting Ballot

The American School

Small Letters

Ancient Civilizations

Athenian Agora | American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Geometric Construction

GREEK VOTIVE STELE with four figures, 5th c. BCE. Note the central dot in the E, and the v-shape in the A. Evidence of innovation by the carver.

ARCHAIC GREEK Votive Wheel. Many votive wheels have been found as dedications in sanctuaries.

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greek alphabet

Ukindia Learn Sanskrit Lesson 1

INDIAN SANSKRIT: Ancient Hindu Language. Kink to see more!

Arabic Calligraphy Design

KUFIC (Arabic) letter-forms are seldom used because they are time consuming and use a lot of space. Today they are reserved for special decorations or titles to formal documents and inscriptions.

HEBREW writings in the most old African synagogue in Jarbah (Tunisia)

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